Having grown up in the sweeping straight whiteness of the Canadian suburbs, Magi Merlin (that’s pronounced ‘MADGE-eye’ FYI) is no stranger to feeling like a stranger. She bottles this frustration in ...

Until she was six or seven, Magi Merlin thought her name was Kayla. After complaining about it to her parents, she was told that Kayla was her middle name—and that she had another eponym to choose ...

Magi Merlin is back with a fresh new sound for her debut with Montreal label Bonsound. Produced by longtime collaborator Funkywhat, “Free Grillz” is an icy example of Merlin’s musical dexterity. The ...

Each week, CBC Music producers come together to highlight Canada's best new tracks. This week, we got hooked on new songs from: Magi Merlin. Anomalie feat. Masego. Jane Inc. Wolf Castle. Zach Zoya ...

Montreal-based singer Magi Merlin (pronounced madge-eye) makes dark, atmospheric R&B that recreates the feeling of walking through a smoke-filled club as lights flash across the floor. Take "Mock Meat ...

It probably goes without saying at this point that one of my favourite records of 2025 so far is undoubtedly Saya Gray's SAYA. For that album, she really tempered the far-flung experimentalism of some ...

Montreal's Magi Merlin is brewing up some magic on a new EP, and today she's giving us a taste of what's to come with the single "Pissed Black Girl." And if swirling, soul-drenched slow-burner "Pissed ...

More than a show, but not really a festival. It’s just a Summer Thing. Introducing: The Wavelength Summer Thing, August 26-27 at the Lithuanian House in Toronto. Headlined and co-curated by the last ...